William Case (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:William Sterndale Case
Birth Date:24 August 1873
Birth Place:Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Death Place:Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Family:Thomas Case, Sr. (father)
Thomas Case, Jr. (brother)
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Club1:Oxfordshire
Year1:1895 - 1906
Club2:Marylebone Cricket Club
Year2:1896
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:26
Bat Avg1:6.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:11
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:24 June
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11055.html Cricinfo

William Sterndale Case (24 August 1873  - 18 March 1922) was an English first-class cricketer.

Case was born at Oxford in August 1873 to the cricketer Thomas Case.[1] He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to the Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] He appeared in two first-class cricket matches, the first of which came for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University at Oxford in 1895, before making his second appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at Oxford in 1896.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Case also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire between 1895 - 1906, making 23 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] He died in March 1922 at St Giles', Oxford. His brother, Thomas, was also a first-class cricketer. His maternal grandfather was the composer William Sterndale Bennett.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisden - Obituaries in 1922 . 3 February 2006 . ESPNcricinfo . 2019-06-24.
  2. Book: Oxford and Cambridge Yearbook, 1904 . 1904 . 104 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by William Case . CricketArchive . 2019-06-24 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Case . CricketArchive . 2019-06-24 . subscription.
  5. Jones . T. G. H. . Kenrick . Frank B. . Julian L. . Baker . 1942 . Obituary notices: Lancelot Salisbury Bagster, 1887–1940; Thomas Bennett Case, 1871–1941; William Lash Miller, 1866–1940; Leonard Temple Thorne, 1855–1941 . Journal of the Chemical Society . 333–4 . 10.1039/JR9420000333 . 2019-08-09.